Compound butter

Makes 1 pound

Ingredients

  • 1 lb (4 sticks) butter at room temperature
  • 1 3/4 cups chopped parsley (about 1 bunch)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt, as needed
  • Ground black pepper, as needed

Directions

  1. Work the butter by hand or with an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until it is soft.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
  3. The compound butter is ready to use, or it may be rolled into a log for slicing, or piped into shapes and chilled for later use.

Chef variations:
Tarragon Butter: replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced tarragon
Pimiento Butter: Replace the parsley with an equal amount to minced pimiento.
Scallion Butter: Add 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, and replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced scallions.
Dill Butter: Replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced dill
Sun-Dried Tomato and Oregano Butter: Add 1 tbsp minced oregano and about 7 sun-dried tomatoes, minced
Basil Butter: Replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced basil

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Lemon-Parsley Butter

Compound butter
Makes 1 pound Chef variations:Tarragon Butter: replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced tarragon • Pimiento Butter: Replace the parsley with an equal amount to minced pimiento. • Scallion Butter: Add 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, and replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced scallions. • Dill Butter: Replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced dill • Sun-Dried Tomato and Oregano Butter: Add 1 tbsp minced oregano and about 7 sun-dried tomatoes, minced • Basil Butter: Replace the parsley with an equal amount of minced basil

Ingredients

  • 1 lb (4 sticks) butter at room temperature
  • 1 3/4 cups chopped parsley (about 1 bunch)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Salt, as needed
  • Ground black pepper, as needed

Directions

  1. Work the butter by hand or with an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until it is soft.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
  3. The compound butter is ready to use, or it may be rolled into a log for slicing, or piped into shapes and chilled for later use.

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